Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University women's tennis team came up just short against #21 Midwestern State on Saturday, 5-4. With the loss SBU falls to 6-1 on the season.

The Bearcats kicked things off by taking #1 doubles, put would be trailing 2-1 heading into singles play. The Bearcats received singles points from Lara Soares, Klara Vickov, and Sarah Brown, put it wasn't enough as SBU would fall 5-4.

SBU will return to action on Sunday, March 5 when they host Rockhurst from the John Bryant Tennis Complex in Bolivar.

#21 Midwestern State 5, #11 Southwest Baptist 4

Singles
1. #46 Lara Soares (SBU) def. Daria Panferova (MSU) 7-6, 6-0
2. #19 Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Lani Tuemmers (SBU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Eirini Kontaki (MSU) def. Lucia Diaz (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Klara Vickov (SBU) def. Maddy Coffman (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Sarah Brown (SBU) def. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
6. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Beatrix Federer (SBU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Soares/Tuemmers (SBU) def. Panferova/Amy Clifton (MSU) 9-7
2. Duff/Coffman (MSU) def. Vickov/Brown (SBU) 8-0
3. Lazzarotto/Ramirez (MSU) def. Diaz/Federer (SBU) 8-3